Good morning:
Rushton: We have been reading the same posts, I'm sure.
I'll make a decision soon between the two switches. I read Rob's point somewhere about a fused switch having protected equipment in a situation... don't recall if it was a tool or an air conditioner. I like that aspect but I'm concerned about having to replace fuses that blow on initial draw of a motor, and I hope that does not make it sound like I know more than I do. I just worry a lot. It protects me but also makes me do things that are likely unnecessary or extreme. I'll take this information and make the decision soon. I believe you mentioned slow-blow fuses in the same post to which I refer. I have never heard of those but I have some time to do some research on them as well. My early experience with electric boxes was with the small screw-in glass fuses, which are also used in the switch I bought, and have had an aversion to them since I installed my first circuit-breaker box.
Thank you, Rob, for the information about the pull-out blocks. This is the kind of thing I am talking about when I say that gaps are often filled in when questions are answered. I see a piece of metal in an electrical enclosure and survival instinct kicks in. People who know these devices apparently know they are safe. It was unsaid anywhere I have been until you said it just above.
Rushton: We have been reading the same posts, I'm sure.
I'll make a decision soon between the two switches. I read Rob's point somewhere about a fused switch having protected equipment in a situation... don't recall if it was a tool or an air conditioner. I like that aspect but I'm concerned about having to replace fuses that blow on initial draw of a motor, and I hope that does not make it sound like I know more than I do. I just worry a lot. It protects me but also makes me do things that are likely unnecessary or extreme. I'll take this information and make the decision soon. I believe you mentioned slow-blow fuses in the same post to which I refer. I have never heard of those but I have some time to do some research on them as well. My early experience with electric boxes was with the small screw-in glass fuses, which are also used in the switch I bought, and have had an aversion to them since I installed my first circuit-breaker box.
Thank you, Rob, for the information about the pull-out blocks. This is the kind of thing I am talking about when I say that gaps are often filled in when questions are answered. I see a piece of metal in an electrical enclosure and survival instinct kicks in. People who know these devices apparently know they are safe. It was unsaid anywhere I have been until you said it just above.